Artemis PoV

I locked the door to the bedroom and turned back to Percy.

"I'm horny," I stated plainly. "Do something."

Percy kissed me hard on the lips, pinning my arms above my head against the wall.

I moaned into his mouth, and he carried me back to the bed.

He relieved me of my shirt and discarded his own before kissing down my neck.

I moaned, but was cut off by a pounding on the door.

Percy sighed and got off me, handing me my shirt.

I slipped it on, and Percy answered the door.

He quickly backed away. "It's for you."

I found that it was Phoebe, complaining that Thalia had gone on a date with Dylan and not returned that night.

"They didn't have sex, if that's what you're wondering," Percy said. "Dylan would wait."

"If that's all, Phoebe, I have more

important things to do," I said.

"Like what?" She asked. "Screwing?"

I smiled. "You're saying that mine having sex with my husband is of more importance than this conversation. I guess I'll go do that then."

Phoebe's mouth hung open as I closed and locked the door.

That night, Percy passionately made love to me.

I awoke on his chest the next morning, naked.

Percy kissed my forehead. "Did you enjoy last night?"

I kissed him. "Nnnnh, Yes. Very much so."

Percy sighed when the doorbell rang.

"I'm definitely gonna have to do something about that," he decided.

My lover kissed my cheek before throwing on a shirt and a pair of shorts and answering the door.

He came back with an arrow in each of his shoulders.

Still naked, I crawled into his lap and removed the arrows, patching up his shoulders.

"Anything else I can do to make you feel better?" I asked.

Percy shrugged. "You're already naked, sitting in my lap. We already had sex, and I can't really do much of anything right now. A kiss would be nice."

"You're so lucky I'm in love with you," I murmured, pecking his lips.

Percy grinned. "I love you too, Arty."

He got a strange look on his face, like he was thinking.

"I just remembered!" He exclaimed.

I cocked my head.

Percy reached over to the nightstand. I put a hand on his chest, pushing him back down. "You can't strain your shoulders, love."

"Please? Just this one thing?" He asked.

I sighed, sitting back and allowing him to grab what he was reaching for.

It was a small box.

With a ring inside.

"I know you weren't ever much of a jewellery person, but I wanted to get you a new ring anyway," he said, opening the box.

My husband slipped the plain silver ring on my finger.

"I know it's not bedazzled..." Percy trailed off.

In response, I kissed him. "I love it," I murmured.

"As much as you love me?" He asked.

"I could never love anything as much as love you," I mumbled into his neck.

Percy smiled into my hair.

"I don't understand," I complained. "You're so nice and sweet and cuddly. But you're also hot and dominant and sexy. How?"

Percy laughed. "Do you want me to be nice and cuddly when we have sex? The closest thing to that is when I make love to you, which is the only thing we've done so far."

"There are other ways to have sex than to make love?" I asked, feeling a slight blush crawling up my cheeks.

Percy nodded, whispering naughty things in my ear.

I gasped. Such things sounded so lewd, yet at the same time, they were arousing.

"Someone's been turned on by the thought of naughty things," he whispered huskily, his fingers brushing my core.

I let out a small whimper, pleasure and need coursing through me.

Percy grinned, kissing my neck.

I led him to the shower.

It's a good thing there's a safety rail.

After a very long shower, Percy carried me back to the bed, slipping a nightgown over my head.

I fell asleep in my husband's arms,

The next morning, I woke up and Percy wasn't there.

I got out of bed, rubbing my eyes. I suddenly felt my lover's arms around me.

"I just went to the bathroom, love," he murmured in my ear.

I nodded and allowed him to lead me back to bed. He cuddled with me, and the next time I woke up he was there.

That morning, Percy sat up and groaned, looking at the calendar.

"What's the matter?" I asked.

"The pre-battle party is tonight. Then tomorrow my unit takes on one of Zeus's hired sectors."

"You're not leaving me again," I said adamantly. Percy smiled. "Wasn't planning on it." I kissed his cheek.

"Now," he groaned. "Let's get dressed for the party. It's a formal event."

We took showers separately, or we never would've left the room.

Percy dressed in a tuxedo with the classic black jacket, pants, and dress shoes. He wore a royal blue dress shirt and a silver tie.

He had a dress for me. It was silver with flairs of blue at the bottom, and there were black earrings.

We arrived at the party a few minutes before it started.

A blur of faces and introductions later, we were seated, and a man was on stage talking.

The whole event was a blur to me. The only thing I was really aware of was that Percy held my hand the whole time.

As the party was winding down Percy led me away from the party, back to our house.

He kicked the door shut and kissed me softly.

I melted into the kiss, my arms wrapping around his neck.

Percy's arms were around my waist as he kissed me.

When I pulled away, breathless, I rested my head on my husband's chest.

"You better not die," I murmured.

Percy smiled. "I love you too. I'll be fine. Besides, I have your armour suit. It's really funny, because I wear normal clothes over it, and all my enemies think I have no armour."

My lover facepalmed. "I forgot that I got one for you." Percy handed me a suit.

"It has a magic seal instead of being skintight," he said.

I looked at him curiously.

"I don't want anybody perving on my girl," my husband explained.

I blushed and kissed his cheek. "Thank you."

Percy smiled.

He cleared his throat. "So, um, you'll be sniping from a tower at the camp we set up, and we only have one doctor, so if someone just has a gash on their arm or something, you'll deal with that."

I nodded. "As long as you're with me at night."

He kissed my cheek again.

"It'll be a long day tomorrow. We should get some rest," Percy mumbled in my ear.

I changed into pyjamas and crawled into bed, snuggling into my husband's chest.

"Good night, Artemis. I love you," he mumbled in my hair.

"I love you too, Percy," I murmured into his chest. "Good night."

With that, I fell asleep. I awoke in the morning to a kiss on the lips.

I sighed and got up, stumbling into the bathroom to take a shower.

When I got out, Percy wrapped me in a towel and kissed the top of my head. "Good morning, Arty."

"Good morning, Percy," I murmured before getting dressed.

He handed me a burrito and kissed my cheek before tending to something else.

Have you noticed that I'm not a morning person?

I tossed the burrito wrapper and grabbed my pack, following Percy out the door.

He took my hand. "As soon as we get on the jet you can go back to sleep, love." I nodded, covering my mouth as I yawned.

I heard a soldier make a sexual comment about me and kicked him in the crotch.

Percy and the other soldiers snickered.

My husband then smacked him on the back of the head. "I told you to be respectful."

The jet arrived, and Percy guided me to a window seat in the back, sitting next to me.

I promptly fell asleep on his shoulder.